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Sun, 18 May 2003
The functions of journalism are alive and well
Jon Udell's blog for yesterday ends with this:
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A great deal has been said and written about weblogs and journalism, but I've not seen the following point articulated clearly. In a world full of weblogs, written from all kinds of perspectives, information and opinion are commodities. But selection, analysis, synthesis, and coherent storytelling -- the highest and best functions of journalism -- are arguably more valuable than ever. That value cannot be delivered from an ivory tower, though. It must flow from an intense collaboration with what Dan Gillmor calls the former audience.I agree with this. The best bloggers are already doing selection, analysis, synthesis and storytelling. The functions of journalism aren't dead. The just aren't reserved for "professional" journalists anymore.
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